Browsing: Authority/inspectorate (WA)

• Dingo attack prompts workplace safety prosecution; and
  
• COVID vaccines mandated in major WA sector.

• COVID lockdowns creating WHS gaps, PCBUs warned; and
  
• WA releases resources and start date for WHS transition.

An employer has been fined $450,000, over an injury-causing fall, in one of the first cases finalised under Western Australia's toughened penalty regime, while a business with a poor communication system has been fined heavily over a fatal forklift incident.

• Tiered system guides workplace COVID vaccine mandates; and
  
• Burnout targeted in latest draft safety Code from WA.

More than seven years after a major review triggered the drafting process for new workers' comp laws in Western Australia, a Bill has finally been released for comment. It includes new requirements for labour-hire arrangements and pre-employment screening, and extends the step-down period for injured workers' payments.

• Inexpensive part could have prevented injuries and prosecution; and
  
• Dozens of high-risk work licensees require re-assessment.

• How employers can control methamphetamine-use risks; and
  
• Reducing COVID risks through better workplace ventilation.

• Employer fined $102k over work basket detachment;
  
• "Top 10 hazardous chemicals" targeted by NSW guidance; and
  
• Regulators issue asbestos warnings, target illegal imports.

• Beards and poor dust controls attract enforcement notices;
  
• Unions demand urgent dust-control measures and bans; and
  
• Safety training tool for young workers overhauled in WA.

• PCBUs told to eliminate lung risks, on SWA campaign launch; and
  
• New safety charges follow $150k penalty, as fatality alerts issued.